Asked if there was a lack of fight from his side, Wenger begrudgingly admitted: ‘You could say that. It’s a massive worry to lose like we have, we have to analyse it well and come back with a different attitude on the pitch with much more personality and being much stronger in the challenges.

‘For a long time we did very well away from home, we had one of the best records. Since, something has gone. We have to go back to basics to get our confidence back.

‘We knew before the game that if we lost today the race [for fourth place] will be very tough for us. Unfortunately, we lost it in a very disappointing way.

‘Everton were sharper, better and deserved to win. The only moment we looked like coming back into the game was in the second half then we gave an easy goal away and that was the end of the game.’